Is Anybody Out There, Part II

I received an email from one Seward parent, so apparently the notification feature is working.

This is a list of all previous posts, which you might want to look at: They are listed in the blog archive, to the right, just click on them to go there. for older posts, click on the month first.

Is Anybody Out There? Introducing email notifications.

Bargain Price For a Dress: Guess the sale price of a dress in 7 guesses or fewer using binary search.

Dr Steve's Walking Speed: doing arithmetic with minutes and seconds.

Correction to previous post: ounces in a pound.

This problem came up in real life: Whole Foods vs. Supervalue.

A Day or So After the Summer Solstice: How long is the day of the Summer Solstice? Time arithmetic with hours and minutes.

"Running the Category" on the Jeopardy! TV Show: sum of arithmetic series.

Another "near miss" of Fermat's Last Theorem: in this and the next post, Bart Simpson writes apparent contradictions to Fermat's Last Theorem on the blackboard. Introduces an on-line scientific calculator which supplies answers with many, many digits if needed.

Higher Math from The Simpsons TV Show: One of the writers is a mathematician, sneaks math into Bart’s blackboard writing.

A Cartoon about Pi

A Problem from Delta Airlines In-flight Magazine: about a tethered cow eating grass.

The Spirit of St. Louis Movie - a good movie for students interested in aviation, navigation, and engineering.

Speed Distance Time: about Charles Lindbergh and great circle navigation.

Dr. Steve's Wife Drinks Latte: about shopping for milk.